---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 11/22/09: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:09 AM - Make Sure You're Listed! List of Contributors Published in December! (Matt Dralle) 1. 12:59 AM - Re: Gas tank vent line tips (StooDDS@aol.com) 2. 05:13 AM - First passenger (Ralph E. Capen) 3. 09:24 AM - Re: First passenger (Matt Dralle) 4. 09:52 AM - Re: elevator trim, manual vs electric (PeterHunt1@aol.com) 5. 01:57 PM - Headset Hooks (Ian) 6. 02:39 PM - Re: Headset Hooks (RV6 Flyer) 7. 04:34 PM - Gretz Heated Pitot Tube attaching (emrath) 8. 07:29 PM - Re: 6A elevator trim tab set-up (thomas sargent) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:09:51 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV-List: Make Sure You're Listed! List of Contributors Published in December! Dear Listers, The List of Contributors (LOC) is just around the corner! In December I post a list of everyone that so generously made a Contribution to support the Lists. Its my way of publicly thanking everyone that took a minute to show their appreciation for the Lists. Won't you take minute and assure that your name is on the upcoming LOC? Tell others that you appreciate the Lists. Making a Contribution to support the Lists is fast and easy using your Visa, MasterCard, or Paypal account: http://www.matronics.com/contribution Or, by dropping a personal check in the mail to: Matronics / Matt Dralle PO Box 347 Livermore CA 94551-0347 USA (Please include your email address on the check!) I would like to thank everyone that has so generously made a Contribution thus far during this year's List Fund Raiser! Remember that its YOUR support that keeps these Lists running and improving! Don't forget to include a little comment about how the Lists have helped you! Thank you! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:59:23 AM PST US From: StooDDS@aol.com Subject: Re: RV-List: Gas tank vent line tips The id. is .420" tapering to .425" at the open end. They push over the thread on the AN832-4D fitting. Stewart Willoughby ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:13:54 AM PST US From: "Ralph E. Capen" Subject: RV-List: First passenger I got to fly my first passenger yesterday - finished my phase I stuff earlier in the month. Alane (my lovely and patient wife) and I left Laurel airport and did a 1000' flyover of our house and the stables where she keeps her horse. After that, a short trip to Cambridge airport for lunch and watching a handful of Pitts Specials play in the aerobatic box there. The weather looks good again this morning - I'll see who's out and about today. Ralph RV6A N822AR @ N06 44.7 hrs ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:24:52 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Re: RV-List: First passenger Very nice, Ralph! Congratulations! Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV http://www.mattsrv8.com Windscreen Moldings... At 05:08 AM 11/22/2009 Sunday, you wrote: >I got to fly my first passenger yesterday - finished my phase I stuff earlier in the month. > >Alane (my lovely and patient wife) and I left Laurel airport and did a 1000' flyover of our house and the stables where she keeps her horse. After that, a short trip to Cambridge airport for lunch and watching a handful of Pitts Specials play in the aerobatic box there. > >The weather looks good again this morning - I'll see who's out and about today. > >Ralph >RV6A N822AR @ N06 44.7 hrs do not archive ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:52:35 AM PST US From: PeterHunt1@aol.com Subject: RV-List: Re: elevator trim, manual vs electric Manual trim is far more precise when setting the trim. It gives a good "touch" making it far easier to get the perfect trim. That is, it gives an excellent feel for where the trim is or needs to be. Electric trim really begs for a motor speed reducer to minimize overrunning (chasing) the desired trim. I love my manual trim and would do it again. I moved mine from between the seats (RV-6) over to the left of the cockpit mounted against the fuselage left wall. I operate it with my left hand. The cable slopes down from the control knob on a 45 degree angle and then loops up along the fuselage wall (near my left knee) and reward running under the left longeron to the rear of the airplane. Neat and out of the way. Pete in Clearwater RV-6, Reserve Grand Champion S 'n F and other awards ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:57:28 PM PST US Subject: RV-List: Headset Hooks From: Ian Hello Listers, I've noticed headsets on side-by-side RV's hanging on hooks in the baggage compartment. It's likely that the bulkhead panel screws serve dual duty for that. Has anyone made or obtained hooks that they are happy with? Info would be great. Any general info on cabin organization, where you put your checklist etc., would be appreciated. By the way, we're headed south for the winter. Where should we go in the areas of Venice (Florida), Rockport (Texas) and Sedona (Arizona) to check out other folks' RV's? Ian Brown, Bromont, QC RV-9A C-GOHM (55 hours - just getting organized) ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 02:39:16 PM PST US From: RV6 Flyer Subject: RE: RV-List: Headset Hooks For the past 12-years=2C my headset hook has been under the panel. When parked in the sun at a fly-in and having the headsets out in the bagga ge compartment or on the seat=2C they get way too hot to wear. Also less l ikely to be stolen when they cannot be seen. My under panel hook is made from scrap 0.025 or 0.032 bent as a J with a sl ight bend about 1/4" in from the sides that gives some rigidity to the shee t metal. It is more like a L with a lip on the end than a J. | | <- 2 pop rivets go here one above the other | | |_____| It is on the F-902 L and R in the -9(A) and F-602 in the -6(A). Hope the TEXT graphic transmits successfully=2C Gary A. Sobek "My Sanity" RV-6 N157GS O-320 Hartzell=2C 2=2C334+ Flying Hours So. CA=2C USA Subject: RV-List: Headset Hooks From: ixb@videotron.ca Hello Listers=2C I've noticed headsets on side-by-side RV's hanging on hooks in the baggage compartment. It's likely that the bulkhead panel screws serve dual duty fo r that. Has anyone made or obtained hooks that they are happy with? Info would be great. Any general info on cabin organization=2C where you put your checklist etc.=2C would be appreciated. By the way=2C we're headed south for the winter. Where should we go in the areas of Venice (Florida)=2C Rockport (Texas) and Sedona (Arizona) to chec k out other folks' RV's? Ian Brown=2C Bromont=2C QC RV-9A C-GOHM (55 hours - just getting organized ) _________________________________________________________________ Bing brings you maps=2C menus=2C and reviews organized in one place. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MFESRP&publ=WLHMTAG&cre a=TEXT_MFESRP_Local_MapsMenu_Resturants_1x1 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 04:34:32 PM PST US From: "emrath" Subject: RV-List: Gretz Heated Pitot Tube attaching Nice installation Matt, but my Pitot was purchased long ago without the electronic module and the tube sticking up from the pitot is only about 1.5" long, terminating in a AN4 tube fitting. Marty Time: 10:07:44 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Re: RV-List: Gretz Heated Pitot Tube attaching At 08:26 PM 11/20/2009 Friday, you wrote: > >Folks, >I have a Gretz Heated Pitot Tube and mount. Unfortunately the pitot tube >fitting does not extend far enough to be able to attach the line to the tube >once the tube is in the mount. I'd like to hear from anyone that has found >the solution to this problem so I don't have to "reinvent the wheel". >Marty in Brentwood TN, RV-6A finish assembly. Hi Marty, Here are some detailed pictures of my Gretz Heated Pitot in the RV-8. Might give you some ideas: http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&cate gory=2982&log=81655&row=151 http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&cate gory=2982&log=81656&row=150 http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&cate gory=2982&log=81657&row=149 http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&cate gory=2982&log=81658&row=148 Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV http://www.mattsrv8.com Windscreen Installation (ack)... ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 07:29:31 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: 6A elevator trim tab set-up From: thomas sargent Bob: Yes, I think they're in the right place. There's no discretion in placing the hole in the HS rear spar - there is just barely room for it between the 2 reinforcing bars. As for the elvator, I checked my plans. My drawings are from 1996 (!). The hole in the elevator spar is shown, but no dimensions are specified to locate it. It is towards the bottom of the spar. I could have put it a bit lower (maybe 3/16") before running into anything, but I'm not sure that would still line up well enough with the hole in the H.S. There's only a 2 or 3 inches between the HS spar and the elevator spar. I just made it look like the drawing. I noticed that I didn't have the fork screwed onto the threaded on of the cable completely, so I did that which allowed me to pull the cable a about 3/8" further aft. That brought the anchor plate into slightly better position. Still looks like I'm going to need a 3/16" spacer between it and the cover plate though. I'll call Van's in the morning. On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 4:21 PM, wrote: > Are your stab/tab holes in the correct location? > > -- Tom Sargent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.